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  • Question
  • Which of the following hardware components is the most important to the operation of a database management system?


  • Options
  • A. high-resolution video display
  • B. printer
  • C. high speed, large-capacity disk
  • D. plotter
  • E. mouse

  • Correct Answer
  • high speed, large-capacity disk 


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    • 1. What is the language used by most of the DBMSs for helping their users to access data?

    • Options
    • A. High level language
    • B. Query language
    • C. SQL
    • D. 4GL
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Updating a database means

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    • A. revising the file structure
    • B. reorganizing the database
    • C. modifying or adding record occurrences
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. The data dictionary tells the DBMS

    • Options
    • A. what files are in the database
    • B. what attribute are possessed by the data
    • C. what these files contain
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. A file produced by a spreadsheet

    • Options
    • A. is generally stored on disk in an ASCII text format
    • B. can be used as it by the DBMS
    • C. can be used for graphic
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file

    • Options
    • A. Updating
    • B. upgrading
    • C. restructuring
    • D. renewing
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a

    • Options
    • A. network of resource flows
    • B. system transforming inputs into outputs
    • C. physical system managed by a manager using a conceptual system
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Production machines were first controlled by the computer by means of

    • Options
    • A. punched cards
    • B. punched paper tape
    • C. magnetic tape
    • D. magnetic cards
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The DBA is

    • Options
    • A. a person
    • B. a computer device
    • C. a communication technique
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Controls of data communication deal with

    • Options
    • A. the communication channel
    • B. the computer
    • C. terminals
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Order-filling activity in the physical system is triggered by the

    • Options
    • A. manufacturing information system
    • B. order entry subsystem
    • C. billing subsystem
    • D. accounts receivable subsystem
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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